Emirati designer Khalid Shafar and the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) are collaborating on an installation designed especially for Downtown Design 2015.
The special project will see the designer taking the partnership to a different emotional level. AHEC, the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, traditionally collaborates with leading designers around the world on unique pieces that showcase at international design fairs, to highlight the diversity of their product.
"This is our second collaboration with Khalid Shafar and builds on prior initiatives in the Middle East and internationally, which have aimed at creatively promoting American hardwoods, and have involved the likes of Zaha Hadid, David Adjaye, Matteo Thun, Sou Fujimoto, Norman Foster and Paul Smith amongst others. Building on the experience of having worked with Shafar, this project is very much about the versatility of American hardwoods. AHEC’s continued support for creative design events such as Downtown Design and Dubai Design Week demonstrates the performance potential of this sustainable material and provides valuable inspiration,” said Roderick Wiles, AHEC Director for Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Oceania.
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